Budapest vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	662K

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4777th and 819th ($1109 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Canada, respectively. Check Hungary vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 618th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Vancouver

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	Budapest	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$17240

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759